Who said this card is outrageous?

Fire-attribute energy transformed into flaming arrows that rained down on the location of the Hunter Beast. Seeing the situation was bad, the beast quickly moved to take cover.

This action inevitably aggravated the wound on his back, tearing open the wound that had been blocked by the dart, and blood gushing out with a ghostly blue light.

Seeing the increasingly clumsy movements of the Hunter Beast, Zhang Che was secretly delighted—a suitable battle plan could indeed make all the difference.

Otherwise, without the wounds caused by the Flaming Darts, even though the Flaming Dragon Armor could unleash its full fifth-tier combat power under Zhang Che's blessing, it would still be at a disadvantage in terms of speed when facing the enemy head-on.

At that time, both sides will inevitably fall into a protracted tug-of-war, forming a situation where neither side can easily defeat the other.

The Hunter Beast clearly realized this as well, or rather, the moment of confusion caused by the excruciating pain in its back had finally passed, and now that it had regained its senses, it knew that if it continued to fight, it would definitely not gain any advantage over Zhang Che.

You might even get yourself into trouble.

Without hesitation, it turned around and prepared to leave, intending to find a place to heal its wounds before taking revenge on the red creature.

The roar rang out again, but unlike before, this time it was not to vent pain or intimidate the enemy, but rather to summon the extraordinary creatures under its control with a somewhat commanding tone.

Almost immediately, a series of roars began to echo from the distant dense forest, and several dark figures, seemingly flying units, shot into the sky from the forest and sped toward their location.

Among them were individuals whose strength had reached the fourth rank.

If they really swarm in, all Zhang Che can probably do is try his best to escape.

While his underlings were arriving, the Hunter Beast vanished without a trace, leaving no trace of its already faint presence.

However, Zhang Che remained calm in the face of such an offensive. He immediately chased after the fleeing beast, while also taking out a few cards to activate.

Ahri, Fizz, Harpy, and the long-absent Megalodon all appeared, charging towards the extraordinary creatures that had approached the battlefield.

Suddenly, the once peaceful world was filled with surging waves and howling winds. In addition, Ahri and Fizz, who was also equipped with the [Holy Light] skill card, launched a full-scale attack, which actually managed to suppress the group of extraordinary creatures that were chasing Zhang Che.

However, with the eruption of holy light, this area once again became the focus, and Zhang Che could hear roars coming from even further away.

Of course, this wasn't without its advantages. At the very least, some of the extraordinary creatures that had been summoned by the Hunter Beasts to provide support were also attracted by the Holy Light, thus sharing more of Zhang Che's firepower and leaving him with little time to pursue and kill the enemy.

However, the Hunter Beast's ability to hide is indeed very strong. Under normal circumstances, if it were focused on escaping, Zhang Che would have a hard time not only catching up with it, but even determining its location would be difficult.

But the situation is different now. It still has Zhang Che's Flaming Darts stuck in its back. With the connection between the armor and the weapon, Zhang Che can easily determine the opponent's real-time location. No matter how hard it tries to hide, it is useless.

After several chases, the Hunter Beast finally gave up on getting rid of Zhang Che and prepared to fight him to the death.

Otherwise, if this entanglement continues, the Hunter Beast knows it will only grow weaker and weaker. Even if it defeats that red creature, it will become prey for other beings of the same level...

Even food!

It had been involved in such matters before, and therefore knew very well that in this world, any creature that exposed its weaknesses and flaws would not fare well.

"So you're finally going to fight to the death?" Zhang Che looked at the Hunter Beast, who was standing ready for battle, and finally breathed a sigh of relief.

In the chase just now, Zhang Che had put all his effort into pushing the speed of his armor to the limit so as not to lose his prey.

Even so, I still had to use a [Tailwind] card to increase speed to barely keep up with the Hunter Beast.

Indeed, the Wind Eagle Armor is more suitable for dealing with this kind of enemy.

But none of that matters now. The most important thing is how to deal with this huge guy in front of us.

Roar!

An angry roar rang out, but compared to the beginning, the speed of this hunting beast had obviously decreased a lot, and Zhang Che could barely see its attack trajectory.

One second, two seconds…

As the Hunter Beast entered Zhang Che's attack range, he no longer hesitated and suddenly exerted force on the right-side knob that he had been holding!

hum-

Amidst a low buzzing sound, the flaming darts embedded in the back of the Hunter Beast began to change.

Suddenly, nearly half a meter long, silver-white blades extended from both sides of the dart, which was originally only a few dozen centimeters long.

puff!

One of the blades pierced straight into the body of the Night Hunter, almost piercing through it.

Compared to the dart blade which was less than 20 centimeters long, the blade, which was more than twice as long and wide, pierced through several organs in the Hunter Beast's body, and the sprayed blood almost filled its chest cavity.

Suffering such a severe blow, the Hunter Beast collapsed to the ground almost instantly.

It had tried to stand up again, but the blade inside its body held it firmly in place, and each struggle only caused more serious injuries.

"I can't let you die."

Zhang Che strode up behind the Hunter Beast, drew his Flaming Blade, and quickly sealed it away before it was completely dead.

Chapter 317 Deterrence

Demon-Sealing Slash!

Flame Fist!

The severely injured Hunter Beast was powerless to deal with Zhang Che's combo attacks and could only unwillingly turn into a Shadow Sticker, which became an aid to the Flame Dragon Armor to become stronger.

Zhang Che was also in a bad mood after doing all this. After all, in addition to controlling the Flame Dragon Armor, he also needed to consume extra mental energy to maintain Ahri and the others' condition. If it was delayed any longer, he would have to find an opportunity to use the mental energy stored in the Engraving Anchor to continue fighting.

As for now, it's time to retreat.

After canceling Ahri and the others' summons, the holy light that had been erupting in the distance vanished instantly, leaving a group of extraordinary creatures staring blankly at the empty space before them.

No, what happened to my huge prey? How did it all just disappear like that?

At the same time, the extraordinary creature summoned by the Hunter Beast finally arrived at Zhang Che's location.

The first batch consisted of several flight units.

The lingering scent of the Hunter Beasts made them immediately recognize the red creature as the enemy their leader wanted to deal with, so they launched an attack on Zhang Che without hesitation.

It could be considered a price to pay, because if Zhang Che had killed the Hunter Beast directly, both the remaining corpse and the aura of its death would have scared away these underlings, and it wouldn't be impossible for a few of them to have bowed down in worship.

Although the law of the jungle is cruel, it also has its own order.

Unless they are certain they can take over, the struggle between the big shots is something that they, as underlings, cannot interfere with.

Winning or losing is irrelevant to them; all they can do is be pragmatic—either run away immediately or find a new leader.

Now that the Hunter Beast has simply disappeared without a trace, there's no way to confirm whether it's dead or alive, so the underlings still have to show their loyalty.

Of course, to put it more pragmatically, they saw that Zhang Che's condition didn't seem very good, and they were preparing to see if they could take advantage of the situation to make a quick buck.

Then they were all named one by one by the Flaming Bow that suddenly appeared in Zhang Che's hand.

The Flame Dragon Armor is indeed difficult to deal with these aerial units, but don't forget that it also has a ranged attack method.

Caught off guard, the guys at the front were riddled with bullets, inadvertently becoming shields for their teammates behind them.

In the blink of an eye, more than half of their teammates were lost. The remaining supernatural beings, who were still in relatively good condition, were terrified when they saw this scene. They immediately stopped their attack and turned to run for their lives.

No wonder he managed to beat his own boss to the point of asking for help; this boss is just too strong!

However, Zhang Che would not let them go so easily. He then fired several more long-range attacks after charging up his power, leaving two more extraordinary creatures behind.

The remaining flying species scattered and fled, their mournful cries trailing long echoes in the night sky.

Zhang Che had no intention of continuing the pursuit. With a flick of his wrist, the Flaming Bow vanished in a streak of light.

He took a deep breath, and the stinging sensation in his mind became even clearer.

His mental strength was nearing its limit; if he wanted to continue fighting, he would have to use his reserves.

At this moment, a dull thud came from deep within the dense forest. As bushes fell one by one, more than a dozen huge black shadows approached the battlefield from afar, forming an encirclement.

It is a terrestrial superhuman under the command of the Hunter Beast.

Seeing these massive creatures, Zhang Che immediately sensed something was wrong. He had already placed the Engraving Anchor in his hand, ready to switch to the Black Rhino Armor at any moment.

Unexpectedly, instead of making a move immediately, those guys stared intently at Zhang Che as if facing a formidable enemy, and some of the more timid ones had already begun to slowly retreat.

The charred wreckage that had just fallen from the sky, and the red figure standing with a bow, had clearly left a deep impression on these guys.

The big guy at the front stopped abruptly, his thick limbs carving four deep furrows in the ground.

The followers behind him also stopped, their eerie black eyes staring at Zhang Che, their suppressed roars rising and falling, but none of them dared to step forward.

Seeing this, Zhang Che understood. He then quietly turned his head and glanced at them with a disdainful look, while making a fist in his hand as if to summon his weapon again.

This one action caused the already tense herd of beasts to erupt into chaos.

It's unclear who started it, but all the giant beasts turned around in a rush and fled into the dark forest without looking back, lest they attract the deadly arrow.

In a few breaths, the battlefield fell silent, with only the night wind sweeping across the devastation.

Zhang Che then released his grip and exhaled a long breath.

I need to find a place to rest and recuperate.

After collecting the spoils on the ground, Zhang Che found three fourth-tier dark-attribute crystal cores and two fourth-tier wind and dark dual-attribute crystal cores in his waist pouch.

And a number of fourth-tier dark attribute extraordinary materials.

Under the influence of this space, even mutated combinations of attributes are inevitably tainted by dark attribute energy.

Otherwise, it would be impossible to survive here for a long time.

Out of habit as a card maker, Zhang Che had already been thinking about what cards to make with the materials while he was harvesting them.

The materials obtained from those two extraordinary creatures with both wind and dark attributes are best suited for the [Black Feather] and [Harpy] series that he developed earlier.

Unfortunately, the latter's potential is too low. After the [Harpy - Armor] was created, there was no possibility of going any further.

Therefore, [Blackwing] is the only choice. After all, so far, the strongest card in this series is only [Silver Wind], and if Zhang Che remembers correctly, there are obviously many more powerful cards to come.

It's not accurate to say that Zhang Che was a dogmatist, but rather that his fusion ability could only create cards that contained relevant information about him.

Before Zhang Che came to this world, the Harpy had indeed reached its end. Even if new cards were researched later, it would have nothing to do with him.

Otherwise, as a man, he would definitely choose the more visually appealing Harpy rather than a group of burly men called Black Feathers.

……

After a short rest at a pre-selected safe spot, the stinging pain in Zhang Che's mind finally disappeared completely, and he felt much more energetic.

After shaking off the negative state of near-dryness, with the autonomous operation of the Bright Candle Guardian Technique, mental strength should soon return to normal levels.

Even if he were to face another fifth-tier extraordinary creature, he would not be afraid at all.

"It's time to go to a safe point. Otherwise, if I haven't received any messages from you, I don't want to be marked as a missing person again," Zhang Che thought to himself.